Thermometer and barometer back.



L.F.C HANEY. THERMOMETER AND BAROMETER BACK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, I915.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

Uvwmtoz VHZOO LEE F. CHAN-EY, 01B: SPRIlN'GFIELD, OHIO.

THERMOME'IER AND BAROMETEB, BACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oat. a, rem.

1 Application filed November 29, 1915. Serial No. 64,037.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE F. CHANEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thermometer and Barometer Backs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to thermometers and barometers and more particularly to a support or panel upon which the instrument is to be mounted adapted to afford protection to both the tube and the bulb.

The object of the invention is to provide a rigid protective support for a thermometer or barometer which will be integral, rigid,

economical and cheap to manufacture, which will afiord protection to both the tube and the bulb of the instrument, and which is 1111- likely tov get out of repair.

Withthe above primary and other incidental objects in view as will more fully appear in the specification, the invention consists of the features of construction, the parts and combinations thereof, and the mode of operation or their equivalents, as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims. Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the panel or back forming the subject matter hereof. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, the position of the instrument being shown by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a reverse or back view of the panel or support. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view online 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the resilient centering and retaining clip. I Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

The panel or support forming the subject matter hereof. isadapted to be pressed,

stamped or otherwise formed from sheet material preferably, though not necessarily, sheet metal. It is obvious, however,'that it may be molded or maybe formed from fiber, composition orother suitable material. The panel or support 1 is formed with flanged edges 2 which form a recessed or pan like structure affording rigidity and strength. Longitudinally disposed in the face of the panel 1 is a grooved depression or elongated recess open on its forwardor face side, the

material forming said grooved depression being extended rearwardly or into the interior recess of the structure beyond the face of the panel. This elongated recess'or groove 3 is adapted toreceive the stem or neck of the thermometer or barometer. At the lower end of. the recess or groove 3 there is provided a pocket 4 formed by forcing the material outward beyond the plane of the face of the panel, thus forming in the inner face thereof a depression or recess projecting outward from the face of the panel or in a direction opposite to the grooved depression 3. It is to be noted that the depressions 3' and 4 project in opposite directions beyond the plane of the face of the panel or support. An opening 5 is provided through which the recess or depression 3 communicates with the pocket or recess 4. In order to counteract the warping tendency due to the longitpdinally disposed depressions 3 and 4, there are provided a plurality of ribs or beads 6 arranged in directions angular in relation with the lineal direction of the depressions 3 and 4. In the drawing but two of these beads or ribs 6 have been shown one being at the upper end and the other at the lower end of the depressions 3 and 4. However,

- it is obvious that such beads or ribs may be positioned at various points throughout the length of they panel and that said beads or ribs may be arranged either perpendicular or inclined in relation with the primary grodve or depression3. In. employing the back or support the tube or neck of the instrument is turned to a position in alinement with, the panel or support whereby the tube or neck will extend within the recess or grooved depression 3 preferably, though not necessarily, below the plane of the face of the panel while the bulb or enlargement at the lower end of the instrument will be con- 5 tained within the pocket or projecting swell 4. ,Thus the bulb which is the portion of the instrument most susceptible to injury is concealed and protected while the tube or neck is inclosed on three sides thereby protecting the tube from injury. I am aware that heretofore the backs-or supports of thermometers have been extended to form a protective pocket for the bulb. However, I have improved upon such prior structuresby pro-' viding for the protection of both the bulb and the tube in an integral supporting panel.

To securely retain the instrument in position within the channel or depression 3 resilient ,corrugated or .crimped retaining apparent that there is thus clips 7 are bridged across the channel. As shown in Fig. 5 the retaining clip embodies a plurality of oppositely disposed indentations preferably, though not necessarily, V shaped. The medial indentation 8 engages the neck or tube of the instrument at separated points on opposite sides thereof thereby serving to center the tube within the channel or depression. The corrugations in the clip 7 provide suflicient flexibility or'resiliency to cause the clip to bear securely upon the tube without pressure sufficient to damage the tube. The retaining clips 7 are secured to the panel 1 in any suitable manner s'uchas screws, bolts, rivets or other fastening devices as indicated at 9. From the above description it will be rovided a device of the character describe possessing the particular features of advantage before enumerated as desirable but which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportion, detail construction, or arrangement of parts without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its advantages. Y

While in order to comply with the statute the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to certain structural features, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to any specific details but that the means and construction herein described comprise but one mode of putting the invention into effect and the invention is therefore. claimed broadly in any of its pomible forms or modifications.

within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: I

1. A back or support for a thermometer, barometer or similar instrument, a panel of sheet material, an elongated grooved depression in the face of saidpanelof sheet material to receive the neck or stem of the instrument, said depression terminating in a closed end spaced from the end of the panel, the material forming said grooved depression being projected rearward from the face of the panel, and a pocket or recess formed in the rear side of the panel at the end of the grooved depression to receive the bulb or enlarged terminal of the instrument, said pocket or recess terminating in a closed .end spaced from the end of the panel, the material forming said pocket being extended forward from the face of the panel, there being an. intercommunicating opening between the forwardprojecting pocket and the rearward projecting grooved depression through which the stem or neck of the inmeasles strument may project from one recess into the other.

2. A thermometer or barometer support comprising a panel of sheet material having integrally formed therein two oppositely disposed intercommunicating pockets or chambers extending in opposite directions from the plane of the panel adapted to receive the stem and bulb of the instrument, said pockets or chambers being closed at their extreme ends.

3: In a thermometer, barometer or like instrument, a panel or 7 support having alined depressions formed in the opposite sides of the said panel or support, said depressions being closed at their extreme ends, and having an intercommunicating opening at their mean ends, and an instrument tube extended through said intercommunicating opening with its stem or neck in one of said depressions and its bulb in other depression.

4. In a structure of the character described, a panel or support recessed to receive the neck or stem of the instrument, and a corrugated or crimped retaining clip bridged across the recess of the panel, the medial indentation of the clip being substantially V shaped to engage opposite sides of the tube or stem of the instrument.

5. In a thermometer, barometer or likeinstrument, an elongated neck or stem, :1. panel or support therefor, and corrugated retaining clip having therein a plurality of alternating indentations bridged across the stem or neck of the instrument and secured to the panel or support at opposite sides thereof. 1

6. In a thermometer, a barometer or like instrument, a panel or support, an elongated neck or stem, a retaining clip having a main indentation engaging the stem or neck of the instrument and additional indentations at opposite sides of the main indentation, said .clip being bridged across the neck or stem of the instrument and secured to said back panel.

. In a thermometer, a barometer or like instrument, a panel or support, an elongated neck or stem, and a yielding elastic retaining clip bridged across the neck or stem of the instrument and attached to the panel-at opposite sides thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of November, 

